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Juncus effusus
common rush, lamp rush
Hot Springs National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Juncus effusus L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Juncaceae, Genus Juncus, Species Juncus effusus


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		AR: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
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Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Anacostia Park
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Assateague Island National Seashore
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Buffalo National River	Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Crater Lake National Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Eisenhower National Historic Site	First State National Historical Park
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Grand Portage National Monument
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Kalaupapa National Historical Park
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Manzanar National Historic Site
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Monocacy National Battlefield	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Olympic National Park
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Petersburg National Battlefield	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Piscataway Park	Point Reyes National Seashore
Prince William Forest Park	Redwood National Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Saguaro National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Suitland Parkway	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Voyageurs National Park
Weir Farm National Historical Park	Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	2/2/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 5:50:37 PM

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